Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru Rouge 2020

Description

Still red wine produced in Burgundy, France, by Domaine Confuron-Cotetidot, with Pinot Noir grapes from the prestigious Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru. 2020 vintage, 14% ABV. A wine that embodies the excellence of Burgundy, with a unique terroir and traditional winemaking that enhances its complexity. It expresses itself powerfully on the nose and palate, with aromas of blackberry, berries, raspberry, and violet. Ruby red with intense garnet highlights. On the palate, the structure is full-bodied and fruity, with subtle notes reminiscent of damp earth. A wine that shows excellent aging potential but requires further bottle aging to soften and express itself at its best. It stands out for its length and persistence. Perfect with red meats, game, and aged cheeses.

Details

Perfume

Powerfully expressed on the nose and in the mouth, on hints of blackberry, berry, raspberry and violet.

Color

Ruby red with intense garnet reflections.

Taste

On the palate, the structure appears full-bodied and fruity, with light notes reminiscent of wet earth. A wine that shows excellent ageing potential but needs further bottle ageing to soften and express itself at its best. It stands out for its length and persistence.

Serve at:

18 - 20 °C.

Longevity:

15 - 25 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Domaine Confuron-Cotetidot

From this winery

• Start up year: 1964

Domaine Confuron-Cotetidot born in 1964, in Burgundy, in the beautiful Côte de Nuits, the union of two important families in the world of viticulture in Burgundy. The Confuron family, in particular has a wine tradition since the seventeenth century and about a pinot noir strain it even bears the name and is in fact known as pinot-Confuron.

The winery is located in Vosne-Romanèe and includes some of the most prestigious vineyards of Burgundy, with about 11 hectares of its own vineyards, including Grand Cru, Premier Cru and Village. In the vineyard work it is done using traditional methods and respectful towards the environment and plants, favoring low yields and harvests made exclusively in the maximum maturity of the grapes stage.

In the handicraft and traditional cellar of the Domaine, Yves Confuron and his brother Jean-Pierre, the owners and winemakers, not diraspano grapes and practice a long maceration, a few pressing and for aging that will take 18 to 24 months, using wood, primarily 2nd and 3rd passage. The wines are not filtered and end the aging in bottle. Resulting mature red, intense and elegant, extremely long-lived and by the extraordinary drink, that express faithfully the terroir of belonging. Read more

Burgundy

Technical Sheet

Name	Domaine Confuron Cotetidot Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru Rouge 2020
Type	Red still
Denomination	Clos de Vougeot AOC
Vintage	2020
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	14.0% by volume
Grape varieties	100% Pinot Nero
Country	France
Region	Burgundy
Vendor	Domaine Confuron-Cotetidot
Origin	Côte de Nuits (France)
Wine making	Vinified in oak after a long maceration with whole bunches.
Allergens	Contains sulphites